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IR Theory, Historical Analogy, and Major Power War

IR Theory, Historical Analogy, and Major Power War

Gardner, Hall

Hardcover

General Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 3030046354
ISBN13: 9783030046354
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Jan 14 2019
Pages: 339
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
This book critically examines elements of America-First nationalism, neo-conservatism, neo-realism, neo-liberalism, environmental theories, and social constructionism by way of developing an alternative realist approach to the study of the origins of major power war. The author critiques concepts of polarity and sovereign decision making and diplomacy before developing the concept of highly uneven polycentrism. The book then develops a unique comparative historical approach that seeks to compare and contrast the pre-World War I, pre-World War II, and Cold War eras with the contemporary post-Cold War period. It is argued that the US, as it remains the leading global hegemon, must fully engage in multilateral diplomacy with major friends and rivals alike in the establishment of differing forms of power sharing and joint sovereignty accords--in order to prevent the global system from polarizing into two contending alliances more reminiscent of both the pre-World War I and pre-WorldWar II periods than the new Cold War.

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